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Flora Fountain In British Era Bombay, Old Print 1891
Flora Fountain In 19th Century Bombay, 1891 Print
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Flora Fountain In 19th Century Bombay, 1891 Print

Flora Fountain In 19th Century Bombay, 1891 Print

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Flora Fountain In 19th Century Bombay, 1891 Print  An 1891 print of Flora Fountain in British era Bombay (Mumbai). This ....read more

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Khada Parsi Statue In British Era Bombay, 1880 Print
Khada Parsi Statue In British Era Bombay, 1880 Print
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Khada Parsi Statue In British Era Bombay, 1880 Print

Khada Parsi Statue In British Era Bombay, 1880 Print

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Khada Parsi Statue In British Era Bombay, 1880 Print An 1880s print of the Khada Parsi or Standing Parsi statue ....read more

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WW1 War Charity In British Era Bombay, 1917 Print
WW1 War Charity In British Era Bombay, 1917 Print
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WW1 War Charity In British Era Bombay, 1917 Print

WW1 War Charity In British Era Bombay, 1917 Print

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Apollo Bunder Bombay's Landing Jetty, Old Print 1880
Landing Jetty For Passengers At Apollo Bunder Bombay, 1880 Print
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Landing Jetty For Passengers At Apollo Bunder Bombay, 1880 Print

Landing Jetty For Passengers At Apollo Bunder Bombay, 1880 Print

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Landing Jetty For Passengers At Apollo Bunder Bombay, 1880 Print An 1880 print of the landing jetty for passengers at ....read more

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Apollo Bunder Before The Gateway Of India, 1874 Print
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Apollo Bunder Before The Gateway Of India, 1874 Print

Apollo Bunder Before The Gateway Of India, 1874 Print

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Apollo Bunder Before The Gateway Of India, 1874 Print   An old 1874 print of the Apollo Bunder before the ....read more

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Mumbai Apollo Bunder & Harbour, 1880 Print
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Mumbai Apollo Bunder & Harbour, 1880 Print

Mumbai Apollo Bunder & Harbour, 1880 Print

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Mumbai Apollo Bunder & Harbour, 1880 Print An old 1880 print of Bombay (Mumbai) Apollo Bunder & Harbour. This page ....read more

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Horse-Drawn Tram In British Era Bombay, 1897 Print
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Horse-Drawn Tram In British Era Bombay, 1897 Print

Horse-Drawn Tram In British Era Bombay, 1897 Print

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View of Harbour From Mazgaon Bombay, 1897 Print
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View of Harbour From Mazgaon Bombay, 1897 Print

View of Harbour From Mazgaon Bombay, 1897 Print

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Lighthouse On Kennery Island Bombay, 1868 Print
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Lighthouse On Kennery Island Bombay, 1868 Print

Lighthouse On Kennery Island Bombay, 1868 Print

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Interestingly there is no trace of this Colaba Point Lighthouse today.
Colaba Point Lighthouse Bombay, 1868 Print
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Colaba Point Lighthouse Bombay, 1868 Print

Colaba Point Lighthouse Bombay, 1868 Print

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Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” Oleograph 1894

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This site illustrates a past India through a collection of antique and vintage mediums of Raja Ravi Varma oleographs, old India photos, old postcards, old paper prints, and so on.

Although the collection may or may not be too varied, but generally projects a glimpse to what India looked like in the past. And how it has evolved since then. Few would realize that once there were Trams in Bombay, Madras, Delhi…

That, Madras operated the first electric Tram in India from 1895 up to its closure in 1953. With Calcutta and Bombay starting off with Horse-Drawn Trams, later electrifying them by the early 1900s.

That, in World War II, they camouflaged the Taj Mahal with bamboo scaffoldings. So as to project it as a construction site that perhaps would fool any air attacks from the Germans and Japanese might, although this never happened. All in all, the jewel in this collection is the rare Raja Ravi Varma’s “Birth of Shakuntala” oleograph or chromolithograph of 1894. This was the first oleograph to come out from the then newly opened Raja Ravi Varma Fine Arts Lithograph Press(or FAL press) in 1894.

The many legacies of the British Raj are not missed out in this collection. Many of the buildings and streets have gone through several makeovers to the extent of being unrecognizable today or have completely disappeared from the scene. But the memories are kept alive hopefully to some extent by this collection.

As they say- “seeing is believing.” Hope you enjoy this collection. Please write to us at- info@past-india.com

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Past India

You can see the main categories on the top of the page, and except for the “Raja Ravi Varma Oleograph & Other Art” category all the other main categories have drop-down to sub-categories. You can then select the subject of your interest or you can check through the search box and if available it will display the results. The photos, prints & picture postcards depict a varied subjects of a Past India we may have forgotten- from people on the streets to people at grand events like Delhi durbar, from Taj Mahal to Gateway of India, from residential areas to commercial areas, from home exterior to interior of homes and so on. This site also includes a photo of "Charlie Chaplin" with his autograph signed on the back. There are also old maps, books, Raja Ravi Varma’s oelographs etc. “A picture is worth a thousand words” is an old adage, I’m sure this blog should interest you likewise. All the items displayed are from my personal collection unless otherwise specified.

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